Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-05-06


show hardening tendency; in fact some brand;
are now held at higher figures, with no disposi-
ton shown to urge sales. The Wheat markets
are strong and steady; 1inty longberry and high
grades of mixed and Fultz Whcats are wanted at
the recent advance while other grades may also
be quoted about lie advance. futures being in SYM
pathy, but there is nothing to encourage specula'
ton. Corn is stroag aud without material change
Rye and Oats are quiet, but firm. Produce il
weak and in better supply.
BALTIMORE. May Cotton frmsr middling
H. Flour fairly active and firm Howard street
and Western super 80 50a3 10; do extra So %
a3 80 do family 81 O0a4 So City Mills super
81 50a3 90; do extra So 25a3 10 do Rio brands
81 75a5 90; Patapsco superlative patent 80 30
family So 90 Wheat-Southern strong and high.
or red 95a9S amber 9Sa100; Western opened
higher, but closed easy No winter red spot Goa
96L May 95a,a96A June 955sa95fs. Corn
Southern unsettled aud dull white 51a52; yell
low 50a51; Western scarce and tirmer; mixed
spot 47ais49 May 471aa491a June AZ 1aa4S1s
July 48a4Sa:. Oats firm; Southern and PenDa
36a39 Western white 36a39 do mixed 34a36
Rye firm ut 57a59. Hay firm; prime to choice
Western $14a14 80. Provisions quiet and steady.
Mess Pork SIS 90. lk-meats-shoulders and
clear rib sides packed 7a9. Bacon-shouldera
I12aiI4 GEAR IT'D SloeS hains 1ohlt Lar
refined SLaSib. Butter firm Western packed
1920; creamery 21a25. Eggs steady at II.
Coffee finn and higher Rio cargoes ordinary to
fair 155sa171s. Sugar steady; 4 soft SO rs.
Whiskey steady at 81 23a1 %.
CHICAGO, May 6.-The bullish feeling contin.
cd in Wheat this morning, and consequent local
purchases brought about sharp little advance,
though it was not all sustained. June Wheat
opened at S5a,, sold rapidly to sos then reacted
TO S5a, again, and went up to o6E within the
first fifteen or twenty minutes. There was
heavy trade by the large houses, many of whom
are pronounced bulls and necessarily buyers The
market is now quoted at S57s. June Corn $685.
June Oats 2S1s. June Lard ST 80.
NEW YORK, May Cotton dull and steady
uplands 10 1910 Orleans lis futures steady
Flour frm. Wheat higher Corn better Pork
firm at ST.; old mess firm at $40 5Oal6 Lard
firm at s. 30.
RICHMOND MARKET May 5.-The market il
very quiet, and the offerings of grain very limit
ed The only sales reported On Change today
were of shorthc7Ty Wheat at IS.
BALTIMORE SUGAR AND COFFEE MARKET. Hay
5.-Sugars-Refiners importetions a-e very large
and the market for raw SngaTs is dull and easy
with few sales reported at the Northern ports
The quotations are j. a4 916c for 80 test Mus
covado and 5lss5 SIG for So test centrifugal
For refined Sugars the trade is quiet and the
market is steady and quiet, with = good supply
Offering. We quote hards at Sc So for cut loaf
So % for cubes, sc 81 for powdered and So Il
for graduated Softs-$6 % for mould A, So 0C
for confectionersi d and So rs for standard A.
Cofce-Tho demand for invoices is constant
and the market is strong and higher, with price:
at about the highest point reached. The specula
ton is strong and the advance in invoices is il
sympathy. The sales we're some 10000 t
Is 600 bags in lots, mostly at 16a17c. The loca
order trsda is quiet We quote Rio invoices a.
follows Ordinary at l6i2al6Ssc, lair at lfs
17lsc. good at 174a178sc, aud prime at II lRt
ia, c per ID, 80 days.